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Club Digest: May 11, 2014
SUMTER LIONS CLUB Sumter Lions Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary of the club, and on May 17 members will be handing out small white canes representing the Lions’ commitment to help those with visual impairments. The world’s largest … more
Iris Festival Schedule
May 22-May 25 ONGOING EVENTS 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday - Arts and crafts/Food Court/Marketplace - Swan Lake boat rides/Live Entertainment - Art of Welding by Central Carolina Technical College - … more
See virtual tour of Swan Lake at spring meeting
When the Friends of Swan Lake Gardens have their annual spring meeting Thursday, May 15, they'll celebrate "The Magic of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens." The 5 p.m. meeting will be held at the Swan Lake Visitors Center, when members and anyone interested in … more
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4 win state handwriting titles
In this digital age, many schools, including public schools in South Carolina, are no longer required to teach cursive handwriting. For some private schools, including St. Anne Catholic School here in Sumter, however, handwriting and penmanship … more
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Help local letter carriers Stamp Out Hunger
Move it for physical fitness, sports month
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, the perfect time for friends and families to be active together. Now that the flowers are in bloom and the air is nice and warm, get out and enjoy the great outdoors. The U.S. Department of Health … more
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There are many mystery plants in the enchanted forest
Where exactly is the "enchanted forest" that you sometimes hear about? I've come to realize that for me, it was that little patch of woods right next door when I was growing up. But you've probably been in an enchanted forest, too. Enchanted … more
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Beeswax and pole kisses
Five women gathered in a large, nearly empty room early Tuesday evening for a class in pole dancing. They were dressed in shorts and T-shirts, not the more-than-skimpy outfits many people associate with the activity that can summon pictures of … more
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S.C. actor 'So Good at Being Bad'
After completing his autobiography in 2009, former actor Anthony James approached several book agents. Their recommendation was unanimous: "It's a wonderful memoir, but take your mother out of it and we'll represent you!" James would have none of … more
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Downtown Farmers Market offers produce, breakfast, art
The Downtown Sumter Farmers Market will open a month earlier this year. On Saturday, the market will set up in the green space at Rotary Centennial Plaza to offer fresh, local produce and much more. It will remain open on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to … more
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Microbrew festival back downtown
Lovers of beer, craft beer in particular, take note: The Downtown Sumter Microbrew Festival is back. After a two-year hiatus, the festival will be presented for the first time by Sumter Senior Services, which also presents the popular Sip and Stroll … more
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Microbrew festival back downtownEnjoy craft beers, help seniors
SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTORonnie Eldridge pours Jason Spangenberg a taste of Rogue Mogul Madness Ale at the Sumter Board of Realtors during the 2011 Microbrew Festival. The venue will participate in this year's festival on Friday, May 9. more
Landscapes welcome people, wildlife
The 2014 Spring Garden Tour will be presented by the Sumter Council of Garden Clubs and the Master Gardeners of Sumter from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at the Alice Boyle Garden Center at 842 … more
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30 years of acclaimed 'Hog Series'
Opening Thursday at The Sumter County Gallery of Art is an exhibition of 30 years' work by artist Tarleton Blackwell. Titled "Tarleton Blackwell: Noble Beasts, A Mid-Career Retrospective," the exhibition is a selection from Blackwell's renowned and … more
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Obscure mystery plant not shy: It'll cling to you
One of my former undergraduate students is Carrie Hadden, pictured here. She distinguished herself within our Department of Biological Sciences by winning the "Outstanding Biology Senior" award a couple of years ago. I'm very happy to have had her … more
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Art of welding
There are around 120 students in the Basic and Advanced Welding Program at Central Carolina Technical College. And only one or two of them knew they'd become accomplished artists during the course of their studies. "I had no idea I'd be building … more
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Club Digest: Sunday, April 20, 2014
Sumter Duplicate Bridge Club March bridge winners: March 5 - 1st-tie- Jimmie Ann Anderson and Larry Baum Denis Harbath and Gary Harbath 3rd - Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin March 12 - 1st - Kenneth Hamilton and Richard Hinkle 2nd - … more
In spring, our hearts turn to festivals, music, plays and art
April seems to be a really busy month. Just last weekend, we had Earth Day, the citywide Easter Egg Hunt, the Recovery Road Race and the annual Festival on the Avenue. Add to that the Sumter Shaw Community Concert Association's season finale, Hal … more
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Celebrate Shakespeare's birth
April is not only National Poetry Month, it also is the month of William Shakespeare's birth, a month-long, national celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. To celebrate poetry, and especially Shakespeare, known for his … more
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Celebrate Shakespeare's birth; USC Sumter presents scenes from bard's plays
Jordan Barton, Dasean Jefferson, John Olsen, Tacia Womack, Taylor Kellner and Lainey Sneider rehearse the Bergomask dance at the end of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." more
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